{fabulous february}

If I could just use one word to sum up February, it would be COLD.  As in the coldest month EVER on record for this area.  It was colder than Mars, and colder than the Arctic, right here in good ol' Clarence, New York.  We had weeks of negative temperatures, mostly hovering at -20 or below, getting as old as -40 several times.  We missed school for the first time because of the cold, and if it hadn't been for winter break right in the middle of the month, we would have missed even more school.  It was the kind of cold that actually hurts when you breathe, and stings your skin, so needless to say, we stayed in as much as possible.

We did have Valentine's Day and a few other fun things that I've already posted about, so here are the rest of the pictures from the month!

Poor Jack.  He got this stuck on his head, and it took him hours to let me take it off. We had to oil his ears, but we got it off!  (And I didn't take this picture, for the record, Ryan did!)

This is -28--I wish I would have gotten pictures of the coldest day.

Despite the cold, there were a few days that were warm enough to go outside and run.  This is a path near our house that I run on in the winter, because it's plowed.  

The kids love snow ice cream. It's always a big hit!

We baked a lot this month.  I still managed to lose weight--it took A LOT of willpower!

I snapped this picture one morning as we were leaving to take the boys to preschool.  It was SO cold, and our truck was having a hard time starting because of it.  Our little apartment has no garage, and it was quite the winter to have to go without one.  I will never take it for granted again!

This little girl loves books so much.  It makes my heart happy.  

This has to be one of my favorite pictures ever.  I had rehearsal at a friend's house, and two of the other girls that came also had little ones.  The boys were at preschool, so I only had Caroline, but she was having a hard time staying occupied while we practiced.  My friend also happens to be the bishop's wife, and he was home from work that day.  It got really quiet all of a sudden, and when I peeked around the corner, this is what I found.  He was holding all of them, and keeping them entertained and happy.  Seriously, SO cute.

Our library has a Lego Club every month, and all of the kids LOVE to go.  They have thousands and thousands of legos, and they set them out on big tables for all the kids to play and build with.  Some of the youth from the town's youth bureau come and play with them, and it's something they look forward to all month.  They even get to put their creations on display in the library, and they are very excited about "being famous".

Every day I hear the words "jump" come out of Caroline's mouth. It means she has every intention of taking all the pillows off of the couch and putting them in the middle of the floor, then jumping off the couch into the middle of them.  The boys are all for it, and they do it for hours.  These kids...they're definitely helping me with my OCD tendencies.  :)

Miss Caroline loves bows, and she loves to pick out her own-then put them on. This is one of her favorites.  Mine too.

Peanut butter is another favorite.  Not mine. (At least to clean up!)

Rick got home from one of his trips, picked up his car from the airport, and realized that one of his tires was flat. He went back the next day with his Jack to change the tire.  He had Jack are buddies--where dad is, Jack is!

Caroline is on medications every day to hopefully prevent and lessen any trips to the hospital.  Sometimes it's easier to have your baby get the medication first.